Contretempts at Cartwell Manor (Kourier and Ives, #1)

Things are not always what they seem—in life, love, and murder.

Ennui has taken over Major Felix Kourier's life. Retired from military service as well as Bow Street, which left him with an injury to his leg that required a prosthetic, he is missing the excitement and thrills he used to know. When his sister badgers him into attending a summer house party with her, he hopes it's exactly what he needs to stave off boredom with the caveat that he won't be matched; he doesn't need a woman compl...